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A “significant number” of local authorities and health services are failing to identify mental health issues when children enter care, MPs on the House of Commons’ Education Select Committee have warned.

A teacher-run charity is delivering schooling to the children of the Calais and Dunkirk refugee camps in France. Natalie Scott explains how the project began and urges UK teachers to offer their support

The Young Carers in School support programme unearths an average of 15 previously unknown young carers in each participating school, sparking calls for better recognition of these vulnerable students. Pete Henshaw reports

Curricular reforms in Scotland have failed to reduce the emphasis that schools, universities and employers place on exam results rather than pupils’ wider strengths, according to a leading educational consultant.

MPs launch inquiry into sexual harassment, violence and bullying in schools amid concerns that too many incidents are being ‘brushed off’ because of the young age of those involved. Pete Henshaw takes a look

Edinburgh’s school closure scandal, which has affected 7,600 pupils, is set to cause further long-term disruption to families and teachers, as well as raising serious questions about the cost and quality of private finance initiative (PFI) contracts.